Shelf sea tidal currents and mixing fronts determined  from ocean glider observations

Sheehan, Peter M. F.; Berx, Barbara; Gallego, Alejandro; Hall, Rob A.; Heywood, Karen J.; Hughes, Sarah L.; Queste, Bastien Y.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-225-2018

Articles | Volume 14, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-225-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-225-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 2

Research article

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15 Mar 2018

Research article |

| 15 Mar 2018

Shelf sea tidal currents and mixing fronts determined from ocean glider observations

Peter M. F. Sheehan, Barbara Berx, Alejandro Gallego, Rob A. Hall, Karen J. Heywood, Sarah L. Hughes, and Bastien Y. Queste

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RC1: 'Shelf Sea tidal currents and mixing fronts determined from ocean glider observations', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Nov 2017
- AC1: 'Initial response to reviewer comment RC1', Peter Sheehan, 07 Dec 2017
- AC2: 'Authors' response to RC1', Peter Sheehan, 12 Feb 2018
RC2: 'Shelf sea tidal currents and mixing fronts determined from ocean glider observations', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Dec 2017
- AC3: 'Authors' response to RC2', Peter Sheehan, 12 Feb 2018
RC3: 'review', David Bowers, 09 Dec 2017
- AC4: 'Authors' response to RC3', Peter Sheehan, 12 Feb 2018
SC1: 'Interactive comments on “Shelf sea tidal currents and mixing fronts determined from ocean glider observations” Referee #4', Emma Heslop, 22 Dec 2017
- RC4: 'Interactive comment on “Shelf sea tidal currents and mixing fronts determined from ocean glider observations” by Peter M. F. Sheehan et al.', Emma Heslop, 04 Jan 2018
  - AC5: 'Authors' response to RC4', Peter Sheehan, 12 Feb 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Peter Sheehan on behalf of the Authors (12 Feb 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (24 Feb 2018) by Oliver Zielinski

AR by Peter Sheehan on behalf of the Authors (24 Feb 2018)

Short summary

We calculate tidal velocities using observations of ocean currents collected by an underwater glider. We use these velocities to investigate the location of sharp boundaries between water masses in shallow seas. Narrow currents along these boundaries are important transport pathways around shallow seas for pollutants and organisms. Tides are an important control on boundary location in summer, but seawater salt concentration can also influence boundary location, especially in winter.